Illuminating projectile
AssigneeHigh Tactical, LLC
InventorWillard Thomas Rodgers, Jr.
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Abstract
A projectile configured to illuminate upon impact with a target following a launch event. A launch sensor is configured to cause a processor to transition from a sleep state to a working state in response to a launch event. The processor then provides electrical power to an accelerometer. The accelerometer detects the rotation and/or the deceleration of the projectile to determine if the projectile has been launched, is rotating as expected, and has impacted an object within a predetermined time. Responsive to determining that the rotation and/or deceleration thresholds have been met, the processor is configured to provide electrical power to one or more of the plurality of illumination elements.
Claims20
A projectile configured to illuminate upon impact with a target following a launch event, comprising:
- an outer housing having a first end, second end, and sidewall extending between the first end and second end, wherein at least a portion of the outer housing is transparent;
- an illumination assembly residing within the outer housing, the illumination assembly including:
- a plurality of illumination elements;
- a processor having a sleep state and a working state;
- a battery configured to provide electrical power to the processor;
- a piezoelectric sensor, the piezoelectric sensor configured to:
- flex in response to a launch force;
- send a signal to the processor when the launch force meets a predetermined threshold, wherein the signal causes the processor to transition from the sleep state to the working state;
- memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- provide electrical power to an accelerometer;
- determine whether the accelerometer detects a rotation above a predetermined rotation threshold;
- determine whether the accelerometer detects a deceleration above a predetermined deceleration threshold indicating that the projectile has impacted an object;
- and
- responsive to determining that the rotation and deceleration thresholds have been met, providing electrical power to one or more of the plurality of illumination elements.
A projectile configured to illuminate upon impact with a target following a launch event, comprising:
- an illumination assembly, the illumination assembly including:
- a plurality of illumination elements;
- a processor having a sleep state and a working state;
- a battery configured to provide electrical power to the processor;
- a piezoelectric sensor configured to flex in response to a launch force and send a signal to the processor to cause the processor to transition from the sleep state to the working state when the launch force meets a predetermined threshold;
- memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- provide electrical power to an accelerometer;
- determine whether the accelerometer detects a rotation above a predetermined rotation threshold;
- determine whether the accelerometer detects a deceleration above a predetermined deceleration threshold indicating that the projectile has impacted an object;
- and
- responsive to determining that the rotation and deceleration thresholds have been met, providing electrical power to one or more of the plurality of illumination elements.
A projectile configured to illuminate upon impact with a target following a launch event, comprising:
- an illumination assembly, the illumination assembly including:
- a plurality of illumination elements;
- a processor having a sleep state and a working state;
- a battery configured to provide electrical power to the processor;
- a piezoelectric sensor configured to send a signal to the processor in response to detecting a launch force or acceleration meeting a predetermined threshold, wherein the signal causes the processor to transition from the sleep state to the working state;
- memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- provide electrical power to an accelerometer;
- determine whether the accelerometer detects a deceleration above a predetermined deceleration threshold indicating that the projectile has impacted an object;
- and
- responsive to determining that the deceleration threshold has been met, providing electrical power to one or more of the plurality of illumination elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.